OKTA vs CSCO vs OSPN Stock Comparison

Okta, Cisco Systems and OneSpan Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OKTA Okta, Inc.
$184.87 -12.6% 1M +102.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.90B
P/E
108.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$101.61 -9.4% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$400.95B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
1.64%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
OSPN OneSpan Inc.
$25.56 +41.1% 1M +124.2% 1Y
Market cap
$941.09M
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$253.21M
Div. yield
2.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

OneSpan leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (OneSpan 8, Cisco Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOKTACSCOOSPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.90B $400.95B $941.09M CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 108.9x 30.3x 13.6x OSPN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.1x 21.4x 21.1x OSPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +11.8% +4.9% CSCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 21.0% 27.5% OSPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 15.9% 16.1% OSPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.8x OSPN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.64% 2.00% OSPN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.0% +39.0% +124.2% OSPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.2%/yr +12.0%/yr +3.7%/yr CSCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.7% 35.9% 43.2% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 53/100 78/100 OSPN

Percentile Scorecard

OKTACSCOOSPN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOKTACSCOOSPN
Valuation 65 #44 of 124 30 #79 of 112 89 #14 of 124
Growth 77 #27 of 113 40 #65 of 108 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 80 #23 of 110 87 #14 of 104 91 #11 of 110
Financial Health 70 #40 of 129 30 #82 of 116 71 #38 of 129
Shareholder Returns 65 #24 of 67 80 #17 of 80 79 #15 of 67
Overall 71 53 78
  • OKTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OSPN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOKTACSCOOSPNSPY
1 month -12.6%-9.4%+41.1% -2.3%
3 months +30.6%-12.3%+61.1% -0.7%
6 months +139.3%+9.7%+114.2% +4.8%
Year to date +113.8%+31.9%+99.1% +10.3%
1 year +102.0%+39.0%+124.2% +10.3%
3 years +164.6%+91.7%+203.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +38.3%+24.2%+44.9% +20.1%
5 years -27.3%+76.3%+20.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -6.2%+12.0%+3.7% +10.1%
10 years —+234.4%+85.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+12.8%+6.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOKTACSCOOSPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.7%35.9%43.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.3%37.6%36.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.160.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.531.092.88 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-38.6%-63.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-21.8%-0.4% -3.5%
52-week high $232.13$130.00$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $62.93$71.04$10.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOKTACSCOOSPN
P/E now vs peer median 108.9xmedian 35.6x 30.3xmedian 29.9x 13.6xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 4.2x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.9xmedian 30.0x 23.1xmedian 18.5x 15.4xmedian 30.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 25.2x 31.4xmedian 28.0x 21.1xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 8.0xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.12median 1.21 11.24median 1.00 0.22median 1.21

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOKTACSCOOSPN
Revenue $3.07B $63.33B $253.21M
Gross profit $2.40B $40.86B $188.03M
Operating income $232.00M $15.37B $45.33M
Net income $296.00M $13.27B $69.69M
Free cash flow $979.00M $12.77B $44.66M
R&D $651.00M $9.56B $36.88M
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $3.33 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $763.00M $7.22B $51.39M
Total debt – $29.53B $5.00M
Shares (diluted) 178.81M 3.99B 39.04M
Enterprise value $20.99B $336.88B $726.11M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOOSPN
P/E 108.9x 30.3x 13.6x
P/FCF 31.6x 31.4x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 28.3x 16.5x
P/S 10.1x 6.3x 3.7x
P/B 4.4x 8.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 9.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 57.9x 23.1x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 123.3x 27.0x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 6.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 29.2x 32.5x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.0x 29.2x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.12 11.24 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOOSPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 11.8% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 3.6% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 11.1% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 4.6% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 222.2% 30.7% -5.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 0.7% 49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.2% 30.3% 19.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 1.7% 59.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.3% 30.7% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 2.7% 60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% -0.1% -3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.4% -10.7% 126.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% -3.9% -13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% -12.5% 65.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOOSPN
Gross margin 78.1% 64.5% 74.3%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 28.3% 23.0%
Operating margin 7.5% 24.3% 17.9%
Pretax margin 10.5% 25.3% 17.8%
Net margin 9.6% 21.0% 27.5%
FCF margin 31.9% 20.2% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 22.4% 22.6%
Return on equity 4.3% 26.8% 25.1%
Return on assets 3.2% 10.4% 17.7%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 15.9% 16.1%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 17.9% 15.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 16.4% 6.0% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOOSPN
Debt / assets – 22.8% 1.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 61.2% 29.7%
Equity / assets 76.3% 38.8% 70.3%
Interest coverage 2.5x 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.76 3.90 6.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOKTACSCOOSPN
Dividend yield – 1.6% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 1.4% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 3.1% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 43.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOKTACSCOOSPN
Forward P/E 50.1xFY2026 21.4xFY2027 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.69FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $1.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 -18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +20.7% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.37BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $259.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +0.6% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKTACSCOOSPN
Held by institutions 94.5% 80.1% 95.2%
Institutions holding 822 4,048 196
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +5.0% +7.3%
Institutions buying 452 1,848 112
Institutions selling 288 1,818 51
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.02 2.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OKTACSCOOSPN
OKTA 1.00 0.15 0.44
CSCO 0.15 1.00 0.05
OSPN 0.44 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKTA, CSCO and OSPN?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okta (OKTA) $30.90B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $400.95B, OneSpan (OSPN) $941.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, OKTA, CSCO and OSPN?

OneSpan (OSPN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okta (OKTA) 108.9x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 30.3x, OneSpan (OSPN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, OneSpan (OSPN) is cheapest (Okta (OKTA) 50.1x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.4x, OneSpan (OSPN) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Okta (OKTA) +11.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, OneSpan (OSPN) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

OneSpan (OSPN) has the highest net margin (Okta (OKTA) 9.6%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, OneSpan (OSPN) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, OneSpan (OSPN) leads (Okta (OKTA) 3.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, OneSpan (OSPN) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year OneSpan (OSPN) returned the most: Okta (OKTA) +102.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +39.0%, OneSpan (OSPN) +124.2%. Over five years, Cisco Systems (CSCO) compounded fastest (Okta (OKTA) -6.2%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +12.0%/yr, OneSpan (OSPN) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

OneSpan (OSPN) has the highest dividend yield: Cisco Systems (CSCO) 1.64%, OneSpan (OSPN) 2.00%. Okta (OKTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Okta (OKTA) 66.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.9%, OneSpan (OSPN) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OKTA, CSCO and OSPN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, OneSpan (OSPN) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.